My takeaway from the metaphor is not the end of earth, or even the human species. But a significant reduction in population. Anytime habitat is lost, people sta

My takeaway from the metaphor is not the end of earth, or even the human species. But a significant reduction in population. Anytime habitat is lost, people starve and migrate. Not all starve. Not all migrate. We will have migration induced conflicts, not everyone who migrates will survive. Not everyone who stays in a comfort zone will be immune from the reality of resource shortages. Our economics and political systems have no answer to long term negative growth. They assume growth, the occasional recession is a big problem but can be mitigated.